1 Praise Yah!

Praise Yahweh’s name!

Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,

2 you who stand in Yahweh’s house,

in the courts of our God’s house.

3 Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good.

Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.

4 For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself,

Israel for his own possession.

5 For I know that Yahweh is great,

that our Lord is above all gods.

6 Whatever Yahweh pleased, that he has done,

in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightnings with the rain.

He brings the wind out of his treasuries.

8 He struck the firstborn of Egypt,

both of man and animal.

9 He sent signs and wonders into the middle of you, Egypt,

on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.

10 He struck many nations,

and killed mighty kings—

11 Sihon king of the Amorites,

Og king of Bashan,

and all the kingdoms of Canaan—

12 and gave their land for a heritage,

a heritage to Israel, his people.

13 Your name, Yahweh, endures forever;

your renown, Yahweh, throughout all generations.

14 For Yahweh will judge his people

and have compassion on his servants.

15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold,

the work of men’s hands.

16 They have mouths, but they can’t speak.

They have eyes, but they can’t see.

17 They have ears, but they can’t hear,

neither is there any breath in their mouths.

18 Those who make them will be like them,

yes, everyone who trusts in them.

19 House of Israel, praise Yahweh!

House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!

20 House of Levi, praise Yahweh!

You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh!

21 Blessed be Yahweh from Zion,

who dwells in Jerusalem.

Praise Yah!

1 Halelu-JAH. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise [him], O ye servants of the LORD.

2 Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,

3 praise JAH; for the LORD [is] good; sing praises unto his name; for [it is] pleasant.

4 For JAH has chosen Jacob unto himself [and] Israel for his own possession.

5 For I know that the LORD [is] great and [that] our Lord [is] above all gods.

6 Whatever the LORD desired, he did in the heavens and in the earth, in the seas and in all the deep places.

7 He who causes the clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth, made the lightnings in the rain; he who brings the winds out of his treasuries.

8 He who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast;

9 sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

10 He who smote many Gentiles and slew mighty kings,

11 Sihon king of the Amorites and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan

12 gave their land [for] a heritage, a heritage unto Israel his people.

13 Thy name, O LORD, [is] eternal, [and] thy memorial, O LORD, from generation to generation.

14 For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.

15 The idols of the Gentiles [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

16 They have a mouth, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see;

17 they have ears, but they do not hear; neither is there [any] spirit in their mouths.

18 [Let] those that make them become like unto them [and] every one that trusts in them.

19 Bless the LORD, O house of Israel; bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:

20 Bless the LORD, O house of Levi; ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.

21 Blessed be the LORD out of Zion who dwells at Jerusalem. Halelu-JAH.: